Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Calidris
 
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 - Rock Sandpiper (quarta/tschuktschorum/couesi)
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Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis

Robert E. Gill, Pavel S. Tomkovich, and Brian J. McCaffery
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Rock Sandpiper in North America. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Rock Sandpiper in North America.

This species also breeds in the Russian Far East and winters south to Japan and China. See text for details of ranges of subspecies.

Recommended Citation

Gill, R. E., P. S. Tomkovich, and B. J. McCaffery (2002). Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.686